2018–19 CCHL season

The 2018–19 CCHL season was the 58th season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). Teams played a 62-game regular-season schedule. The Ottawa Jr. Senators won their second consecutive league championship Bogart Cup, before going on to win their second consecutive Eastern Canada championship at the 2019 Fred Page Cup in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The Ottawa Jr. Senators went on to compete for the 2019 Royal Bank Cup at the national championship tournament in Brooks, Alberta and were eliminated in the semifinal round by the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL.

For the second straight year the Ottawa Jr. Senators went to the national championship tournament after securing the CCHL championship Bogart Trophy, and the Eastern Canada regional championship Fred Page Cup.^[1] Ottawa goalie, Francis Boisvert, received the award for the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 National Junior A Championship.^[2]

• Most Valuable Player: Zack Hoffman (Navan Grads)

• Top Rookie: Kyle Jackson (Ottawa Jr. Senators)

• Outstanding Defenceman: Zack Hoffman (Navan Grads)

• Sportsmanship/ability award: John Beaton (Kemptville 73's)

• Top Prospect: Simon Mack (Brockville Braves)

• Outstanding graduating player: Eric Faith (Brockville Braves)

• Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Connor Matton (Rockland Nationals)

• Scoring champion: Luca Nocita (Kanata Lasers)

• Top Goaltender: Liam Souliere (Brockville Braves)

• Top Coach: Jesse Winchester (Brockville Braves)

• Top General Manager: Dustin Traylen (Brockville Braves)

Teams played 62 regular season games, including 6 games against teams in the same division, 6 games against two of the teams in the other division, and 5 games against the remaining 4 teams from the other division. The top 8 teams overall advanced to the post-season.^[3]

The top 8 teams after the regular season advanced to the playoffs. In the final round, the 2nd place Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the 1st place Carleton Place Canadians in 5 games.^[4]

The Ottawa Jr. Senators won their second consecutive Eastern Canada regional championship at the 2019 Fred Page Cup tournament in Amherst, Nova Scotia.^[5] The competition included the hosting Amherst Ramblers of the MHL, the MHL championship Yarmouth Mariners, and the QJHL championship Princeville Titan.^[6]

Based on the results of the round-robin, in which each team played a single match against each other team, the Yarmouth Mariners were eliminated from competition; the Ottawa Jr. Senators and Amherst Ramblers advanced to the semifinal; and the top-seeded Princeville Titan advanced to the final.^[7]

The Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the Amherst Ramblers in the semifinal match after scoring the game-winning goal in the last second of regulation time.^[8] In the final match, the Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the Princeville Titan by a score of 9–2.^[9]

The 2019 National Junior A Championship was took place in Brooks, Alberta. The competition included the hosting Brooks Bandits, the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL, the Portage Terriers of the MJHL, the Oakville Blades of the OJHL, and the Ottawa Jr. Senators. The Brooks Bandits won the competition after defeating the Ottawa Jr. Senators in the semifinal match, and the Prince George Spruce Kings in the final.^[10][11] Ottawa goalie, Francis Boisvert, received the award for the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 National Junior A Championship.^[2]

• Official website of the Central Canadian Hockey League

• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League